Derrick owns a farm in eastern North Carolina. A hurricane hit the area (a national disaster area was declared) and destroyed a farm building and some farm equipment and damaged a barn. Iten Building Equipment Barn Adjusted Basis FMV before Damage FMV after Damage $ 92,100 79,300 118,800 $ 126,900 54,100 183,600 a-1 Loss amount a-2 Last year a-2. Current year 50 e 118,800 Insurance Proceeds $ 57,300 15,400 53,400 Due to the extensive damage throughout the area, the president of the United States declared all areas affected by the hurricane as a disaster area. Derrick, who files a joint return with his wife, had $62,100 of taxable income last year. Their taxable income for the current year is $201,300, excluding the loss from the hurricane. Required: a-1. Calculate the amount of the loss deductible by Derrick and his wife. a-2. What amount of loss should be adjusted against current and last year?

32 Xavier bought his chicken farm property for $60,000. When he retired, he sold the property to his granddaughter, Julia, for $115,000. At the time of the transfer, the farm was valued at $600,000. Xavier had already used his lifetime capital gains exemption on the disposition of a previous farm property. What was Julia's adjusted cost base (ACB)? O a) $60,000 O b) $115,000 O c) $55,000 O d) $600,000 Previous Question Next Question View Summary CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and are certification marks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). FP Canada" is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB.

Amelia’s business goes bankrupt this year. To close her business, Amelia starts by selling off her business assets. Below are the asset disposition transactions: Assets Purchased Date Cost Sold date Sold price Delivery car 5/1/23 30k 12/31/23 25k Furniture 3/20/20 40k 12/31/23 20k Equipment 4/1/20 110k 12/31/23 100k Land 1/1/22 150k 12/31/23 180k Assume there is no Section 179 and bonus depreciation. Use MACRS only for depreciation. Show detailed calculation and explanation a) Calculate total accumulated depreciation of each asset until the sold date (12/31/23).   b) Calculate the adjusted basis for each asset c) Calculate the gain/loss for each asset d) Point out the exact character of gain/loss for each asset gain/loss (ex: Ordinary, pure 1231, 1245, 1250, etc.) e) Calculate the Net 1231 Gain/Loss Hint: Be aware of 1245 Depreciation recapture and 1231 lookback rules     Hint: Review textbook chapter on this. In the year of disposition, under half-year convention, only ½ of MACRS…

Eva Stone's home in Chicago was recently gutted in a fire. Her living and dining rooms were destroyed completely, and the damaged personal property had a replacement price of $19,000. The average age of the damaged personal property was 8 years, and its useful life was estimated to be 18 years. What is the maximum amount the insurance company would pay Eva, assuming that it reimburses losses on an actual cash-value basis? Round the answer to the nearest cent.